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Nick Kyrgios exits Wimbledon in the first round after being forced to retire

Australian No. 20 seed Nick Kyrgios was forced into a first round exit Monday at Wimbledon, as an injury caused him to have to retire against Pierre-Hugues Herbert. Kyrgios, who has cited Wimbledon as his "favorite tournament," has been battling a hip injury. He made it through two sets against Herbert, but it was too much for him and after going down 6-3 6-4, he had to walk off. Kyrgios said that he has "had this hip injury pretty much for the last six, seven months so it's been giving [him] grief."

After the match, Kyrgios was visibly upset, saying that he had done everything he could to cope with the injury.